A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Makry Gialos in Greece on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.78 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 25.9739° East, 34.9082° North, depth 7.78 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:01:01 / 3:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/02/16 / 2016-02-09 13:01:01 / February 9, 2016 @ 1:01 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us20004zr6. Unique identifier: us20004zr6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Irákleion, Néa Alikarnassós, Goúvai (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 14 km S of Makry Gialos, Greece.
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